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Richard Rorty Quotes: The usual picture of Socrates is of an ugly little plebeian who inspired a handsome young nobleman to write long dialogues on large topics.
         

The usual picture of Socrates is of an ugly little plebeian who inspired a handsome young nobleman to write long dialogues on large topics.


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What counts as rational argumentation is as historically determined and as context-dependent, as what counts as good French.



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All human relations untouched by love take place in the dark



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